Bag-holder.



No. 65:,756. Patented June, 12, moo. l

w. J. HANms.

BAG HOLDER.

I (Applicationl filed June 14, 1899.)

(No Model.)

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UNITED STATES v PATENT OFF-ICE.

VILLIAM J. HARNOIS, OF JAMES, SOUTH DAKOTA.

,BAG-HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 651,756, dated J' une 12, 1900.

Application led .Tune 14,1899. Serial No. A720,551. (No model.)

wall or other surface.

A further object is to provide means which will allow the bag when .partly filled to travel in a downward direction, so as to have its lower end rest upon the iioor, while at the same time holding the Vbag inan upright position against collapsing, and, furthermore, to provide means for holding open the mouth of the bag, said means being held yieldably in place, so as to be adj usted in a manner to free the bag-mouth.

With these ends in'view the invention consists in the novel combination and arrangement of parts, which will be hereinafter fully described and claimed. y

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective View of my bag-holder, illustrating by dotted lines a bag fitted to the yieldable spreadingarms. Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional elevation through the bag-holder onl a plane at one side of the supporting-standard. vFig. 3 is ade-` tailed perspective view of the slidable'carrier or bracket. Fig. 4 is a transverse section of Fig. 2, taken on a line between the upper and lower plates of the carrier orbracket.

The same numerals of reference are used to indicate like and corresponding parts in each of the several figures of the drawings.

In carrying my invention into practice I resort to the employment of a supporting standard or spindle 10, which is adapted to slidably confine a carrier or bracket capable of a limited vertical travel on the standard, and said standard is peculiarly kfashioned to hold itself on a wall or other surface, preferably without resorting to the employment of extraneous fastening means. The lower part of the standard is formedwithia transverse foot-bar 11, which is disposed at right angles to said standard to extend from opposite sides thereof, said foot-bar beingmade either integral with the standard or unitedin a 'sub su pportin g standard or spindle is formed into i a spring-bow 13, which extends in a forward direction from the front side of the standard and is curved upon itself, as shown by Figs. 1 and 2, the free extremity of said bow extending rearwardly beyond the plane of. the vertical face of the standard, so as to terminate in the tapered prong 14. The prongs 12 at the ends of the horizontal foot-bar incline in a downward direction, while the prong 14 on the free extremity of the spring-bow inclines in an upward direction, said springbow being disposed in the vertical plane of the standard or spindle, so as to lie centrally with relation to the foot-bar, whereby the prong 14 is in a plane midway between the prongs 12. The standard or spindle is square or other polygonal form in cross-section, as shown by Fig. 4, to serve as a guide for the slidable carrier or bracket, the latter being indicated very clearly by Fig. 3. Said Icarrier or bracket is formed, preferably, in a single piece of metal, and it consists of a vertically-disposed body 15 and the end plates 16, the latter extending at right angles to the body and disposed parallel to each other. Said end plates are provided with polygonal openings 17, adapted to receive the angular standard or spindle, so as to permit the carrier or bracket to fit slidably thereon, and said end plates are furthermore provided with two pairs of journal-openings 18, the openings in each plate being disposed in planes on opposite sides of the polygonal guide-opening 17, while the journal-openings in the two plates are in vertical alinement for the reception of the arbors which carrythe spreading-arms.

In practice I prefer to make the spring-bow integral with the standard by bending the latter substantially as shown by Figs.'1and 2, and the foot-bar 11 is made separate from the lower part of the standard, so that the slidable bracket or carrier and the cushionspring 19 nifaybe slipped on ,the standard, after which the Toot-bar should be united or joined withy the lower part of the standard.

The `cushion-spring 19 is shown vby Figs; 1 and A 2 in the form of a coiled spring slipped loosely l on the lower part-of thes'tandardforitslower end to rest upon the foot-bar 11, and said spring serves tol normally support the slidy,

able bracket or carrier in an` elevated position on the standard 10, the slidable bracket being seated upon the upper end of the coiled spring, asiepres'e'ii'ted 'inoi'e clearly by Fig.'2.gf'j

The mouth of the bag lis heidi-n an opened? or spread condition by the Vemployment of curved spreading-arms 20 21, neach-of which istprovfided withanfa-rbor 22.

The spreadi-ngarms-arefcurved throughout theirilength, as shown by Figs. 1 and 4, and lthe-arbors 22of said arms are passed Floosely through -the journal-openings 18 lof the-slidable bracket, these Lparts being so arranged that-thefsp'readifnglarms will be curved reversel-y to eachg other'and lie intsubstantially Ythe saine Ahorizonta'li plane.

The arbors for thefipair oflv sipreadingiarmsiit loosely in vertically-alin ed openings 18 of thebrackett andata their V-up-'j per ends said -arbors receive Ithe contini'ngmits 122, that rest upon the upper end plate 16 of Athe 'bracket to confine the spreadingafrmsagainst displacement in the bracket?` Apressure-s'pri`ng23 isemployed tonormally press thecurved Aarms l2O 21 away from each "other, land in the embodiment of this part of:l .the invention *I have Yrepresented a tsingleg. spring Kconnected operatively to the Ibracket and'tothepairof spreading-arms. Thislpressufrespring consists'of alen gthr of wire, which t -is-looped loosely at 24 around the arbors 22, and said'spring-wire is rthen bentto forrn'the divergi-ng iarms 25, the free ends 'of said spring-arms terminating in keepers 26.

will-be observed that Athe .pressu're-sprin-g23 isconneeted with the bracket Vthrough thej medium of thearbors which carry the spreading-arms, andthe lkeepers 26 of lthe spring-i .armsare'itted around said spreading-arms in affinanfner -to force the y-pair of arms away;

from `each-other.

The operation maybe described as follows l To apply the device-in position for use, fitisf,

fastened `-to fa wall, counter, or other ysur-fi face byernbedding the prongs 12101:' 4'the tfootbar into `the surface of the object against a bag-spreadingdevice-on said carrier, "subwhich-the 'bag-holder is tted, and this may;

be conveniently effected by driving said;l prongs 12 intofp'lace by the blows of a fhammer.Y The spring-bow 13 is then depressed,

fas'described.

holding its mouth in a distended condition. v

The merchandise may be' deposited in the Ibag'be'tween the Ycurved spreading-arms, and when the ibaglis partly filled the Weight of its contents depresses the carrier and compresses the cushion-spring, so 'that 'it-he carrier :will descend Ya `"sufficient 'distance for ztheilower endof vthe bag to restfuponthe door, whereby the entire weightof lthe fload -is fnot 4imposed `ufpon`the bag-holder; but A'at the same Ttime the cushion spring oers resistance rto the descent of the carrier for the purposefofima-king'thespreading-arms keep the kbag in an open `lcondition against collapsing,"sothacthe bag may vbe entirely -lled lwithout imposing undue strain on `:the holder. The-'spreadingarrns may be forced together 'forqiii'ckly-disengaging 'the mouth-of the 'filled 1bag rorn the holder, "after which the `ti-lledbag should be removed land an 4empty bagffitteditothe holder.

Chan ges lvirithin'the sc'ope =o' the appended claims may be made in the form fand fproportion of fsom'e of ithe parts while theirfe'ssen# IOO Havingthusrdescribedtheinventiomwhat tion with a carrier, 'anda lbag-spreadi-ngdevice supported by vsaid carri-er, sirbstantially 2. In 'a bag-holder, a'supporting-:standard provided with a spring-fbowrterminating in a Vprong or spur, "and also `:provided with fholding-spurs, in Acombination with Iafcarrier, and

stantially as described 3. lIn v a bag-holder, ya supporting-standard `provided-with a foot-bar rhaving the ho'ldingprongs and 4also provided with aspri-ng-bow and itsgprong 14 is vforced into Nthe surface of which terminates in another @pron-g, :in combination with a carrier,.and a'bag-"spreading device on said carrier, substantially as de-A scribed.

,4. In a bag-holder, the-'combination with a standard-,of aV carrier Vcorlinelsliklablyfthere on and'cornprisingupper fand lower plates, a cushion-'spring upon whichfthecarrierfis:seated, and a bag-spreading vdevice *on `-sfaidcard IIO rier comprising arbors pivotally mounted in said plates, and arms fast with the arbors, substantially as described.

5. In a bag-holder, the combination with a standard having rigid prongs at its lower end and a yieldabl'e prong at its upper end adapted to maintain the standard on a wall or other surface, of a carrier confined slidably on the standard, springactuated spreading-arms mounted pivotally on said carrier, and means for cushioning the carrier against the weight and a pressure-spring connected to said spreading-arms to travel therewith in the play of the carrier and operating to normally force said arms away from one another, substantially as described.

In ltestimony that I claim the foregoing as imposed on the spreading-arms, substantially as described.

6. In a bag-holder, the combination with an angular standard having rigid prongs at its lower end, and ayieidable prong at its upper end adapted to maintain the standard on a my own I have hereto affixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

WILLIAM J. HARNOIS. Witnesses:

N. S. BAsoM, E. MOORE. 

